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[jhchang]

Hi, I got the dump.bin file(size 1kb, runs till 0x3f0), run IBMpass2.1 Lite, on 0x330 there're only "00" and some charactor can't read, on 0x220 there's "ThinkPad X61" words, also 0x020, 0x030 there're some readable words but I tried, no luck, can you help? James.

[victor]

Hello,

Could be TCPA lock, I need the see the erprom dump to confirm that.
Email is support-at-allservice.ro, as you can see in the software's credentials, please send the file attached.
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Victor Voinea
ALLservice HQ, Romania.

[jhchang]

Hello Victor, ok, I've send the dump.bin file to support@, would you confirm to see if it's TCPA lock? Regards.

[victor]

Passphrase is ON, but SVP was not active. Remove the 3V cell to erase the POP.

Also replied in the email.

Have a nice weekend.
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Victor Voinea
ALLservice HQ, Romania.

[jhchang]

THANK YOU SO MUCH VICTOR!!
I unpluged the 3v cell and pluged it right back in,
and as I turned the X61 on, it worked!!

BTW, I didn't bother to re-solder the SDA,SCL off
the mother board, it's too scarely, cause the wire
I used was single thread tiny, it's very fragile, so
what I did was move it back and forth and it broke
right on the 4/5th movement, that left a "cold-retreat",
but "don't pull the wire", you might just pull the circuit
print right out, just jiggle back and forth.

Also on my first trial that was a fail, cause I got "no Eeprom found"
message, and after checking the forum and reading numerious
posts I concluded that the spare PC I used might be a little bit weak
of RS232 power voltage supply(means below 5.1v, maybe..,I guess),
so I find one of my old PC, reload the XP and tried, WARA!!, got it works.

Regards
James

[victor]

You've done a perfect job. Well done, James!
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Victor Voinea
ALLservice HQ, Romania.